THE TOP 105 SONGS OF 2010 AT HALFTIME!
By Kevin Kilker

Well it is past the halfway marker for 200, and there has already been an influx of amazing music out there, from surprising to non-surprising…new and exciting and of course old and tired. And although I wanted to make this list much more detailed with descriptions and everything I just haven’t had the time to do so, and therefore can only list them out for you. Either way this is one of the more interesting lists I have ever put up, which makes me wonder what the second half of 2010 has in store for us.

There are a lot of factors that determine how I put my lists together and how they are ordered, but the most important thing is that every song is where it is at for different reasons. I only list official singles, because if I tried to base it off of every song off of every album it would come out three or four years from now, negating purpose, especially for a halftime list. I base my decisions based off the overall impact the song has had in the musical world in the given year, whether it be for sales and airplay reasons or for critical acclaim, or in some cases even both. The list goes on and on but in the end it all depends on the overall package. I went with 105 songs instead of 100 because in December it will be the Top 210 of 2010, so why not divide it by two for a halftime list. Makes sense right? Either way in the end you must realize that although I like to consider myself a music expert it is still MY opinion, and NO ONE will agree with the list 100% Nor should you. So although I would love to hear feedback on everything…even recommending that you do, (and explain myself if necessary for certain tunes) it will do nothing to change it. Either way I hope you like it and be on the lookout for The Top 210 of 2010 in December!

TOP 105 SONGS OF 2010 AT HALFTIME

105. T.I. feat. Keri Hilson- Got Your Back
104. Taylor Swift- Today was a Fairytale
103. Ludacris feat. Nicky Minaj- My Chick Bad
102. Hole- Skinny Little Bitch
101. B.O.B. feat. Bruno Mars- Nothin’ on You
100. Godsmack- Crying Like a Bitch
99. 30 Seconds to Mars- This is War
98. Sleigh Bells- Crown on the Ground
97. Jaron and the Long Road to Love- Pray for You
96. Mike Posner- Cooler Than Me
95. Timbaland feat. Katy Perry- If We Ever Meet Again
94. The Hold Steady- Hurricane J
93. Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris- Baby
92. Scissor Sisters- Fire With Fire
91. Shinedown- The Crow and the Butterfly
90. Cold War Kids- Audience
89. New Politics- Yeah Yeah Yeah
88. Miley Cyrus- Can’t Be Tamed
87. Snoop Dogg feat. Kid Cudi- That Tree (Clockwork Remix)
86. Ke$ha- Your Love is My Drug
85. Flobots feat. Tim McIlrath- White Flag Warrior
84. AFI- Beautiful Thieves
83. Brad Paisley- Water
82. Timbaland feat. Justin Timbaland- Carry Out
81. Against Me!- I Was a Teenage Anarchist
80. Jay Z feat. Mr. Hudson- Forever Young
79. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings- I Learned the Hard Way
78. Maroon 5- Misery
77. MGMT- It’s Working
76. Miranda Lambert- The House That Built Me
75. OKGO- This Too Shall Pass
74. Black Eyed Peas- Imma Be
73. Gogol Bordello- We Comin’ Rougher (Immigraniada)
72. Uncle Kracker- Smile
71. Bullet for My Valentine- Your Betrayal
70. John Mayer- Heartbreak Warfare
69. Brandon Flowers- Crossfire
68. Adam Lambert- Whataya Want From Me
67. Paramore- The Only Exception
66. Robyn- Dancing On My Own
65. Coheed and Cambria- Here We Are Juggernaut
64. Drake- Only
63. Ke$ha- TiK ToK
62. Kanye West- Power
61. Temper Trap- Sweet Disposition
60. Eminem feat. Rihanna- Love the Way You Lie
59. Rihanna- Rude Boy
58. Three Days Grace- The Good Life
57. Cage the Elephant- In One Ear
56. MUSE- Resistance
55. Stone Temple Pilots- Between the Lines
54. 3OH!3 feat. Ke$ha- My First Kiss
53. Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg- California Gurls
52. Phoenix- Lisztomania
51. Christina Aguilera- Not Myself Tonight
50. Train- Hey Soul Sister
49. Deftones- Diamond Eyes
48. Jason DeRulo- In My Head
47. Usher feat. will.i.am- OMG
46. Lil Wayne feat. Eminem- Drop the World
45. The Script- Breakeven
44. Broken Bells- High Road
43. Kelis- Acapella
42. Silversun Pickups- The Royal We
41. Vampire Weekend- Giving Up The Gun
40. Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris- Break Your Heart
39. Johnny Cash- Ain’t No Grave
38. Ludacris- How Low
37. Drake- Find Your Love
36. Jack Johnson- You and Your Heart
35. The Dirty Heads feat. Rome- Lay Me Down
34. B.O.B. feat Hayley Williams- Airplanes
33. Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars- Billionaire
32. M.I.A.- Born Free
31. Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce- Telephone
30. Spoon- Written in Reverse
29. LCD Soundsystem- Drunk Girls
28. Nneka- Kangpe
27. Civil Twilight- Letters From the Sky
26. Arcade Fire- The Suburbs
25. Alice in Chains- Your Decision
24. Sara Bareilles- King of Anything
23. Neon Trees- Animal
22. K’NAAN- Wavin’ Flag
21. Gorillaz feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack- Stylo
20. Black Eyed Peas- Rock That Body
19. Big Boi feat. Cutty- Shutterbug
18. David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi- Memories
17. Janelle Monae feat. Big Boi- Tightrope
16. MUSE- Undisclosed Desires
15. Black Keys- Tighten Up
14. Lady Gaga- Alejandro
13. KoRn- Oildale (Leave Me Alone)
12. Yeasayer- Ambling Alp
11. One EskimO- Kandi
10. Erykah Badu- Window Seat
9. Dead Weather- Die By the Drop
8. Eminem- Not Afraid
7. Avenged Sevenfold- Nightmare
6. Sleigh Bells- Tell’Em
5. Charlotte Gainsbourg feat Beck- Heaven Can Wait
4. M.I.A.- XXXO
3. The Roots- The Next Movement
2. Hot Chip- One Life Stand
1. MGMT- Flash Delirium

Psychadelic alt rockers MGMT earn the distinction of having the #1 song of 2010 at halftime. It's eclectic and ever changing musical landscape truly acts as the perfect summary of their second album, Congratulations, as a whole. Usually that is a bad thing, but in a redundant or predictable way. This is far from either.